mayor’s cell
n.— «Haass explained that a subsection of the ASG, called the Installation Coordinator, would be taking over most Mayor’s Cell responsibilities. The IC will assign and maintain billets, he said, just as the Mayor’s Cell did.» —“Area Support Group Activated In Bosnia” in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Army News Service Aug. 14, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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